Overview

• A basic version of Google Vids is rolling out to all users with templates, stock media, and a limited set of AI capabilities, but it excludes the new AI features announced today.
• AI avatars are now generally available to paying customers, offering 12 pre-made presenters with distinct voices and appearances, and the tool does not allow creating a self-avatar.
• For subscribers, Gemini in Vids can draft outlines and generate clips using Veo 3 for eight-second image-to-video creation and Imagen 4 for pictures.
• An automatic transcript tool can detect and remove filler words and long pauses to streamline recorded presentations.
• Google says Vids has about 1 million monthly active users and is developing noise cancellation, Meet-style backgrounds/effects, and additional aspect formats without specified release dates.